Piedmont Hills High School principal Traci Williams implemented a dress code in her San Jose, California school. Ms Williams felt that many of her students were dressing inappropriately and began conducting dress code sweeps in her school. At Piedmont Hills High, shorts or skirts must be lower than mid-thigh.
Apparently the principal is really cracking down, at least according to this student. Senior Izak Joubert claims the enforcement of the rules is “extremely stricter” this year, but there are some teenage girls who “look kind of ridiculous wearing their underpants to school.” Note to Principal Williams: you may have bigger fish to fry than short skirts.
Reading on, I discover that the school’s cheerleading uniforms do not meet this dress code. Apparently, the cheerleaders have to buck up $300 for custom tailored uniforms. Some rocket scientist who was in charge of the uniforms decided to hike up the hemlines of the uniforms. Now the girls must wear sweat pants under the skirts to meet code. “This is really unfair to us,” Piedmont Hills senior cheerleader Antonia Bavilacqua said. “We’re just sad and hurt. It’s our school colors and spirit. And they’re making us feel like outcasts.” Umm, okay.
The skirts are a bit short but hardly risque. Another senior cheerleader claimed that wearing sweat pants under the skirt is “dorky.” To that senior cheerleader I’d say: take a look at the bow in your hair toots. THAT is dorky.
